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Defense Information Systems Agency
A Combat Support Agency
Cloud Computing:
A perspective
Mr. Henry J. Sienkiewicz
Technical Program Director, Computing Services
Defense Information Systems Agency
April 2009
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The Buzz
“Cloud Computing 'Something We Absolutely Have to Do„”
- John Garing, CIO, DISA
“I had a customer tell me there‟s a rainstorm coming, that there will be all
these clouds and none are going to talk to each other.”
- Susan Adams, Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Federal Civilian Practice
Federal CIO Scrutinizes Spending And Eyes Cloud Computing
Information Week, March 14, 2009
The Internet Industry Is on a Cloud – Whatever That May Mean
Wall Street Journal, March 26, 2009, A1
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Our World Today
Changes in the underlying platform enable
Web 2.0 – blogs, wikis, social networking
• Agility/flexibility of technology – implying a power shift
• Always on – ubiquitous
• Real time information and immediate feedback
• Provides
– New distribution channels
– Early warning through the blogosphere
– Radical transparency
– Dynamic, ad hoc sharing and collaboration
Presenting challenges for the “institution”
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Congruent and Converging
Forces
…that compete• If you accept…
– There is an unquenchable thirst for collaboration and sharing
– We can work anywhere at any time – highly mobile workforce
– You can work wherever you are – at home, traveling, etc.
Collaboration
Sharing
Work
Anywhere
at any
time
Work
wherever
you are
Mission
Assurance
• Then…
– How do we achieve mission assurance on the same network?
– How do we ensure the network is there when we need it?
– What approach should we take?
The Enterprise Never Relaxes
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“The Cloud”
What‟s new?
A style of computing where massively
scalable (and elastic) IT-related capabilities
are provided “as a service” to external
customers using Internet technologies.
Acquisition Model:
Based on purchasing
of services
Source: Gartner
Business Model:
Based on pay for
use
Access Model: Over
the Internet to ANY
device
Technical Model:
Scalable, elastic,
dynamic, multi-
tenant, & sharable
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Changes In
Consumption Patterns
Developers Service
Providers
Warfighters
Customers
On Demand
Commodity
Flexibility
Security
Changes In Expectations
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Enabling the
Cloud Environment
Infrastructure
– Consolidation
– Global Information Grid
– Capacity Services
– Virtualization
– Rapid Provisioning
– Facility Analysis
Software
– Network-Centric Services
– SAAS
– Forge.mil
Processes
– ITIL
– Security (Certification & Accreditation (C&A))
– Computing Service Provider (CSP) Analysis
Multiple Technology Rivers Merging
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DISA’s Components to Cloud
Computing
• Platform-As-A-Service (PaaS)
– Delivers a computing platform and/or solution stack as a service
– Facilitates deployment of applications without the cost and complexity of buying and managing the underlying hardware and software layers
• Infrastructure-As-A-Service (IaaS)
– The delivery of computer IasS, typically platform virtualization
– For example:
• Virtual desktops
• Grid computing
• Applications-As-A-Service (AaaS) /Software-As-A-Service (SaaS)
– Leverages the Cloud in software architecture
– Eliminates the need to install and run the application on the customer's own computer
– Type:
• Commercial
• Government
•Develops the SaaS
Ecosphere
•Accelerates
applications
development
Independent But Complementary Activities
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RACE Drivers…Why Do It
• Support faster application development/deployment
– Reduce hardware provisioning from months to hours
– Provide standard platforms to encourage standardization
– Developing under security guidelines reduces implementation
delays to retrofit security
• Reduce development and operating cost
– Self-service model reduces costs
– Standardization reduces support costs
– Centralizing resources in the cloud
• Improve overall security posture
– No servers under desks
– Secure facilities
– Uniform application of security guidelines
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RACE – The Solution
Reduced Cost
Pay only for what you need
Month-to-month service
No annual maintenance fees
Increased Speed
24 hour provisioning
Online self service
Credit card acquisition
Reduced Risk
No capital $ needed
DECC Infrastructure
Develop under DoD IA
standards
Increased Scalability
Increase capacity ~ 24 hours
“Turn On / Turn Off” monthly
Capacity on demand
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RACE – How It Works
User Self-Service
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Forge.mil
• Collaborative environment supporting the development and sharing of open source and community source software within the DoD
• Limited Operation Availability: January 23, 2009
• General Availability: March 27, 2009
• Common evaluation criteria and an agile certification process to accelerate the certification of reusable, net-centric solutions
• Limited Operational Availability: June 20, 2009
• On demand application development and lifecycle management tools provided buy DISA Computing Services Directorate on a fee-for-service bases for private project or program use
• Availability: TBD
Bridging Developers & Operations
To Foster The Cloud
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RACE and Forge.mil
A complementary offering
• Acquire development server
• Develop application
• Developer Testing
• Free public code repository/library
• Find pre-existing source code
• Manage project lifecycle for public projects
• Share new code with others
• Collaborate with other DoD projects
RACE Phase I
RACE Phase II
• Certify and accredit application
• User Testing
• Store and share image
• Pre-production test and QA
• Fee-for-service private code repository/library (SaaS)
• Manage team efforts
• Manage project lifecycle for private projects
• Collaborate with team members
Next Generation Of DISA Capabilities
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Software as a Service
(SaaS)
• 3M+ user baseline, continually changing and growing
• Dynamic requirements
• Software acquisition lead time
• Outyear capital projection for technology infusion
• Enterprise Email
• Host Based Security Solution
• Back-up & recovery
• Manage software on “usage” basis
• Established negotiated prices
• Include future versions/releases
• Provide maintenance and patches
Challenge SaaS Provider(s)
Examples
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Proposed RACE
User Interface
• Software.Forge becomes a NCES-like offering
• Project.Forge becomes a SAAS offering
• RACE is a User Self-Service Portal for CSD services
Or Any Other
Software-As-A-Service
RACE Is The User Entry Point For Service Offerings
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Challenges and Barriers
Current• Balancing Security and Usability
– User Validation
– Virtualization; servers, firewalls, networks
– Access
• Business processes– Flexible funding; credit cards, speeding MIPR process
• Cultural inertia– Sharing the vision
– Convincing “Box Huggers”
• Controlling expectations– “Why can’t it…..”
Future• Security optimization
– “Shared” accreditation
– Validation of customer applications
– Integrating Software as a Service
– Accessing federated and shared services
– Varying interpretations of security guidelines
• Business streamlining– Each Service and Agency has unique processes
– Funding hurdles; Procurement $ verses Operating $
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Multi-faceted EnablementInfrastructure
Consolidation
Global Information Grid
Capacity Services
Virtualization
Rapid Provisioning
Facility Analysis
Clouds - Complexity
With A Promise Of ….
Software
Network-centric Services
Saas
Forge.mil
Processes
ITIL
Security (C&A)
Computing Service Provider (CSP)
A Simple IdeaUser:
Builds a web application,
Using a standard platform
Using a standard database
Upload this application to a cloud provider
Only pays for what s/he uses when s/he needs it.
Everything else is an implementation detail.
Cloud provider automatically
Provisions the services
Scales the application and the database together
Clear TenetsApplication Flexibility
Standardized
Increasing “click to run” services
Live in remote Internet data centers
Scalable to millions
Procurement
Efficient
Rapid
Commoditized
“Pay by the sip”
Security
Simplified
Streamlined
It’s A Journey
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